Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-12
State News.
ANDROsCOGGIN.

LIvERMoRE FALLS. - Our correspondent
writes Oct. 10: The California fever has
thoroughly broken out among our towns-peo
ple Dr. Fl. Reynolds left for that State
Tuesday of this week. If he likes, his fam
lily will move out in December. Mrs. FL. NJ.
Richardson and Mrs. E. A. Thompson leave
for California sometime in November. Many
Others have a trip to the Golden State under
consideration, and it is not at all improbable
that quite number will go there before
spring Still Maine isn't sach a bad State
after all True, she isn't blessed with the
manifold fevers, ague, cyclones, and other
rarities, which the inhabitants of the Western
States have.in abundance, but then, some peo-
pie have queer tastes. When some of these
boomers of California arrive in their agined
Garden of Eden ana find that in summer the
thermometer runs as high as 140 degrees in
the shade, and that the temperature generally
varies 40 degrees daily, perhaps their dream
of heavenly bliss o. earth will fade somewhat
with about the first sun that sets after their
arrival.-Mrs. II. NJ. Richardson has COM
menced work on foundation near the stable
which she has just completed on Main street,
and will erect two-story house thereon next
year.-Phillip Morse and son, of San Diego,
CAL, returned home last week, after a visit
among relatives in town. Miss Winnie Treat
niece of Mr. Morse returned with him
Street lamps are much felt want in this viii
lage Work is being rapidly pushed ahead
on the Sl50,000 pulp mill at Otis Falls. Large
quantities of building material are arriving
daily.-The team of r. d. Shannehan. of
Portland, contractor for the new Otis Falls
mill ran away one day last week, and badly
demolished the carriage The horse being
left uohitched took fright and ran about
mile, being finally stopped by an OK team
below the village.
NORTH LIvERMORE Our correspondent
writes Oct 10: North Livermore farmers
will hold their annual cattle show Tuesday
of next week. If the weather is favorable,
there will probably be large attendance
and good display of stock. The committee
of arrangements are now busy completing
their plans for the event -Livermore will
sustain its reputation as one of the most
successful farming towns on the Andros-
cOggn.
CUMBERLAND.
Sunday morning the two-story house OF
Willard Sawyer, on the road from MorrilPs
to Aliens Corner, Deering, took fire from
defect in the chimney while the family were
preparing breakfast and was burned to the
ground, also the stable with small quantity
of hay. The furniture was saved and also
some of the doors and windows. The house
was valued at $1,000 and was insured.
FRANKLIN.
FARMINGToN Our correspondent writes,
Oct. 10: Miss Jennie M. Cults will spend the
winter in Washington in the absence of her
parents, DR.. A. Reynolds and wife who left
for California Tuesday of this week.-The
Franklin County Agricultural Society's exhi-
bition last week was very successful.- w. 7.
Washburn, son of exMinister Washburn, and
wife of North Livermore returned last week
from a trip to Boston.-Farmers are busy
with their fall work
The most important real estate transfer
made in Pennington for many years, was
concluded Saturday evening, by which the
elegant school building and grounds in the
north part of the village, passed into pos
session of company of Pennington gentle
man. The premises have been unoccupied
for several years, but this week crew of
men will be put at work reftting and re-
modelling il iuto a summer hotel.
LINCOLN
NORTH WALDoBoRo.-Our correspondent
writes. Oct. 10 Mr.. p. w. Rowell of Thomas
ton, who has moved here of late, has opened
boot and shoe store in the Burnheriner
block. He lisa first clBss workman and de-
serves the kind patronage of all-Your cor
respondent saw an account in the last weeks
issue of the aged people in the town of Albion.
And so the aged people in this town
will appear in the next weeks issue.-Mrs
Jamos Hotses seems to be on the sick list
agan.-Bessie Flanders is quite lll.-Mrs.
Orchard Mink while going from the house to
the barn. stepped on a picked nail inficting
a painful wound.
SOMERSET.
FAIRFIELD - Our correspondent writes
Oct. 10 . Another rum case on Monday. We
are getting 80 we have onr police court every
Monday morning Postmaster Fowler of
Augusta was in town Sunday.-A hop at the
rink Tuesday night will be very select
afiair-Miss Fannie Gate is visiting in Rich
mond.-Rev. Mrs. N. d. Curtis is spending
few weeks in New York.-N. w. Brainard,
ESQ, was in Augusta Monday.-A picture in
the store of E. II. Evans, painted by Miss
Addie Maynard, is attracting much attention.
e. p Kenrick and II. L. Kelley with their
wives drove to Bingham one day last week.
One of our society ladies who has been i'll
for some time has entirely recovered her
health under the skillful treatment of DR.
Roberts of Wsterville. The DR.. has large
number of patients here and is very success
ful.-Geo. Tower spent Sunday with friends
III bATul0tT.-heN. MT. odkSs lTOm DdlSs
College spent Sunday in town the guest of
Mrs r. A. Hall H. F. Burgess has gone
to the Hub this week for new goods. His
TASTE is very fine and no doubt one of the
finest exhibits made on the river this year
will be here.
WALDO.
FREEDOM. Our correspondent writes,
Oct. s crew of men are repairing the dam,
and rebuilding the fiume at the corn mill.
This was wrecked by the food in May, and
the corn and feed has been ground in the -four
mill during the past summer.-The base ball
club OF Freedom Academy has made arrange
ments for going to Liberty next Saturday and
playing with club connected with the High
school there.-This is children's day at Dirigo
Grange.-The cost of filling the wash out in
the road and rebuilding the bridges above the
Grange hall was $3.50 OIL. Mr.. J. H. Brown,
the contractor, has the bridge above the corn
mill so nearly completed that it is passable
by teams. The price for doing this job is
S249 90. The washout in the road near ID.
w. Dodges Tannery was filled under the
supervision of Mr.. Charles Bellows, the road
commissioner of the village district at an ex-
penditure of labor and money that will make
the cost to the town, of repairing its roads and
bridges on acco1nt of damage by the food of
May l5th exceed twelve hundred dollars
WASHINGTON.
r. Rose, hydraulic engineer, who has be eu